I just bought a new 2x12 cab and ordered a Veteran 30 and an ET-65 to put in it. Upon firing it up for the first time, I thought I was only hearing the ET65. I put my head up close and moved between the spekers and found that I could hear something coming out of the Vet 30, but it was way overpowered by the ET65. I lightly touched the cones while running some music through the cab and there was plenty of vibrations on the ET65, but nothing on the Vet 30.
After that, I decided to isolate the speakers and play just one at a time. The ET-65 sounds phenomenal, but the Vet sounds weak and like a transistor radio. When I switch between them on the same amp settings, the ET-65 is considerably louder, like almost twice the volume. While playing the Vet30 only, I turned the volume up progressively to a loud "inside the house" volume and could still feel only minimal vibrations on the cone. I also switched the speaker wires inside the cabinet between the two speakers to eliminate that and had the same results.
I know speakers break in, but I can't imagine the disparity between these two speakers is correct. Did I possibly get a bad speaker? Is there anything else I can do to troubleshoot this to eliminate something simple or my own ignorance before going through the hassle of trying to return it?
Thanks in advance!
Yep ... assuming all good & correct wiring ... it most certainly sounds bad! The Vet is actually the louder of the two speakers :-)
Call and/or email the office and speak to Daniel ... he's the one in charge of these things ... he'll get a replacement on the way to ya! (daniel@wgs4.com)
Sorry about that ... I've personally witnessed the final QC process every single speaker goes through before leaving the factory ... but a good hard bump or two in transit can sometimes cause a voice-coil to separate or something similar ...
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm going to double check everything I can to eliminate something on my end, but I know that I did switch the wiring between the two speakers and had the same results.
I picked the speakers up a Musicians Friend while ordering a few other things. I would assume I would have to take it up with them, or am I able to deal with you guys since you're the manufacturer?
Thanks Vaughn. I did switch the wires around between the two speakers with the same results, but I'm going to double check everything again just to eliminate a problem on my end.
I bought the speakers through Musicians Friend so I assume I'll need to take it up with them, or can I deal directly with you guys since you're the manufacturer?
Yea ... go through them ... but they are SUPER easy to do returns with ... I'be been buying from them for like decades :-)
If that dosn't work, let Daniel know.
They've always been my go-to place for stuff I can't find locally. I talked to them on Tuesday and was very satisfied with the customer service. The only hiccup was that the Vet-30 is on backorder now, so I'll have to contain my excitement for a few weeks. The ET65 is sounding pretty damn good by itself though, so I think I'll survive!
I just got my Veteran 30 and I am super happy. It is definitely quite loud, louder than my Celestion G12T-75. I am going the other way, now that I have the Veteran 30, I am thinking about getting the ET65 or ET90.